The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-18
PROHIBITION PASSES.
NOW FOR TEE ONO JUG LINE
Tho Amendment Goes to the People Next
The Text Of tho Measurs-Senatar Sam.
mcrvills 1,csponBible for tho Pass.
nyo OF tho Joint Resolution.
Spkeial Dispaiea 10 kAe Iultliiqfuctr.

Special Dlpaiea 10 Ae laitAL9fuctr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Fob. 1.-THE
greatest surprise Of the Legislature oc.
Cured to-day when the Senate adopted
the prohibition amendment with rush.
House Bill No. 50, the p1ohibitory bill was
the special order at 1880 and House Joint
Resolution No. l, tho Constitutional
amendment at IL o'clock.
Tho bill was taken up promptly at half
past ten o'clock. Mr.. McCreery rose and
said ho had been reading good deal in
tho newspapers lately and especially tho
Wheeling INrELLIoENoER, and he had seen
in that paper statement that he made
the same speech on the prohibition ques.
ton over and over several times and con-
sumed twelve hours with It. He only
wanted to Say that this was false, pre-
meditatedly false; nor was he the only
Senator whom that paper had mis,epre-
sented. Senator McCscery then proceed
| ed to 60 over about the same speech and
by the clock. he consumed half an hour
with 1t. Nor was he through whom the
hands OF the clock pointed to II md the
second special order called for. This was
the announcement Of the vote on the
joint resolution. The last vote bSyiug
been taken when Senator Scott was alb.
sent, he asked that his name called, and
he voted mo-. - -
steaiuent i'ice arose enu announced
tna. he acsi,ea 10 ehahSe MS vote. Ills
nalne was csllea anu ho. Votsd aye. Mr.
somnietVllie sls' then chsngeid his vote
70 aye anu ne %s1 followed by Senator
ftoathSy, WING o!u tue game.
Ml. oonmet!ll!e ,rl o. moved 10 feconslder.
.4e V9.e. ihe tnoIoh was, on motion o!
M. DAWSON, !e'a on the tabie, which
c1iAcuea Tue 'Aiae anu leit IL lrreVocable.
TExr OF THE MEASURE.
The neesurs adopted "a uonso mint res.
olulion No. as il wag or:sinniiv ;ntro.
duced by Mr.. Revnolla m tho serouI day
OF the session, Il resia AZ followa.
up.,o,r,5 L,,,l. r.,;.,,,.... - w., ~.
,'ro',L;rI: ~ of p nI 'yS'"mIg H. "t@ & &I"y'"'a
Horss nnr:s;"" nv usro," r "e""''' e'e''e" - eoc'
-, V'''' "s'.e"'9 "'e'''o'
Ihat the following bo, and tho same Is,
PROPOSED 50 an amendment to the Conssi-
tu1on '1' oi ms STAG, to-%it:
Ihss Section a., CT Article VI: OF eaid
CoSstltntion' as II now is, be stricken out,
anu INC following Do inserted therein, in
lieu thereof:
40; Inc manniacture, saio and kooping
ier SAFE, OF al intoxicating liquors, drinks,
mixtures anu preparations, except rs
hereinafter provided, are forever prohib-
s"u aou ".sI.h ..;ti .ns Se ano tne teglslasure
priate IevieIstion. ior fhe strict ertp.ce, ppre
msnt Of this provision. But the Lsgiela-
ture may provide BY Law for the mannlac-
ture, ssie ana Keeping tor sale, OF alcohol,
and preparations thereof, for arientiGe,
mechanical and medical purposes, and Of
wine ior eacsamenlat purposes, under sut-
nclent ponalues ano securities, to lnsure
the dus execution OF such lava as may be
enacted under TINS section"
The vote on the amendment atood re-
cosded, as tollows;: Ayes, Messrs. Prizes
tfesldoaa, Arnold, boad, BroWn, Carr,
DaWson, flournoy, Furbee, GWlnn, Max.
ven, Mihear, MoIils, Morrlson, McCreery
SommefVllle, Snyaer, Sweeney, switzsr,
vanpeit anu Woodyafd. Noes, Gettingar,
McUa'hBter, oxley, Pr1ce lot Msrshell)
scolt and uneer.
.To'morrow MIR. Morris will present a
Dill providing for tho subnlssion OF the
amendment to vote Of the people at tho
general election in November, 1855. II
ratified by the people tho new clsusn OF
the Constitution cannot 60 into eject
until aiter the legislature OF lsS9 passes
the legislation contemplated thereby.
soMMERvILLE's EXPLANATION.
The change of the yots of Mr.. sommer.
,;llo ocoos;anod ,nroh srr,.;,a nha ~
'i'lo oee.'siouoo ilu.u Su!fsise. LILO ac'
ton OF President Pttce and ~. flournoy
Was not unexpected; l asked Mr. Sommer-
vile why he changed and he showed me
a statement ne had written ior smother
correspondent. saying he hsd changed to
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